Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.


the breezy lakes of the Adirondacks
to find in the Washington temper
ature a reminder of winter. For
two days it has been cool enough
for light overcoates, and the process
sion to the seashore and mountains.
has been temporarily halted.
Two millionaires have been prom
inent in local interests during the
week. Jay Gould made a flying,
unostentatious visit here on his
steam yacht, ATLANTA. The beauti-
full vessel was anchored about mile
below the city while the millionaire
and his wife came ashore and re-
NAMED half day driving to some
of the places of interest. Mr.. Gould,
it is said, is in search of health and
recreation. He improved the oppor-
tunity to visit the tomb of Washing
ton at Mount Vernon, and stood
upon the bluff from which it is said
that Washington threw a silver
dollar to the Maryland shore, full
half mile distant. The English
Chief Justice, Coldridge, heard of
this fabulous feat when be stood on
the same prumontary three years
ago, and said he was not prepared
to dispute it, but if it were so, 1t
was evinced that dollar go farther
in Washington's time than it would
now.
There has been a revival of talk in
political circles, about an extra
session during the week, but the
better opinion is that the President
will not issue the call.
Mr.. Carlisle is expected here be-
fore long, and when he comes the
situation will be discussed between
him and other members, who will
then be in the city, and arrange
ments will be made for more formal
conferences, and possibly for a eau
Gus a little later. The indications
are now that the men who wish TO
take the tax off of tobacco will have
strength enough to do SO, and the
only question is, whether it will be
done under an agreement or com
promise with the tariff reformers,
many of whom are among those
who want the tobacco tax removed,
or by coalition with the Repubtl-
cans. The difficulty the tobacco
men find in dealing with the latter
is that they will insist upon taking
the duty off sugar, which Mr.. Ran
dali and his followers are all OPP
posed TO. If the Democrats agree
among themselves, they can keep
the duty on sugar.
A vigorous effort will be made in
the coming congress to lave lnaug
uratlon day changed from the 4th
of March To the 30th of April, the
day upon which Washington was
inaugurated. The proposed celebrs'
ton of the centennial of the adop-
ton of the constitution, has already
been much agitated. The Senate at
its last session passed a resolution
in its favor, and Congress is com
mt,eed to both this project and the
celebration of the four hundredth
anniversary of the discovery of
America in 1892.
The infantry and artillery arms of
the service have long had encamp-
ments in the District, but the caval-
ry branch of the service has been
kept busy on the frontier. It
is the intention of Gen. Sheriden to
station two cavalry companies here
to take part in official psrades. The
recent competitive drill SO much
pleased the commanding general,
that he has determined 10 use his
efforts TO have Congress make an
appropriation for an annual drill to
be held at Washington under the
supervision of officers of the regu.
lar army. Such drill would doubt
less be effective in promoting the
efficiency and esprit du corps OF
the many volunteer organizations
throughout the country, aud it
would doubtless keep in training an